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     Lady Maria Walpole was born before 1797. She was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill. She married Martin John West on 9 August 1817. She died on 6 December 1870.
     Her married name became West.

     Lady Harriet Walpole was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill. She married Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Bt., son of Reverend Dixon Hoste and Margaret Stanforth, on 17 April 1817.² She died on 18 April 1875.
     Her married name became Hoste.

     Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Bt. was born on 26 August 1780 at Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Dixon Hoste and Margaret Stanforth.¹ He married Lady Harriet Walpole, daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill, on 17 April 1817.¹ He died on 6 December 1828 at age 48.²
     Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Bt. gained the rank of Midshipman in April 1793 in the service of the Royal Navy, as captain's servant to Nelson on board H.M.S. Agamemnon.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1798.¹ He was educated at Paston School, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1802.¹ He fought in the Battle of Lissa in 1811, where he defeated Commodore Bernard Bubourdieu's squadron of 7 frigates, with only 4 frigates.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Hoste [U.K.] on 21 September 1814.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.¹
     

     Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole was born on 18 February 1795.¹ She was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill. She married Reverend Joseph Wolff on 6 February 1827. She died on 16 January 1859 at age 63.
     Her married name became Wolff.

     Reverend Joseph Wolff married Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole, daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and Sophia Churchill, on 6 February 1827. He died on 2 May 1862.
     He was a co-founder of the Irvingite Church.¹ He was the Vicar at Isle Brewers, Somerset, England.

     Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff was born in 1830.² He was the son of Reverend Joseph Wolff and Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole. He married Adeline (?).² He died on 11 October 1908.
     Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.).¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).¹

     Horatio William Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford was born on 18 April 1813.¹ He was the son of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford and Mary Fawkener.^1,2 He married Harriet Bettina Frances Pellew, daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew and Harriet Webster, on 11 November 1841.¹ He died on 7 December 1894 at age 81.¹
     Horatio William Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Orford [U.K., 1806] on 29 December 1858.¹ He had two daughters.³

     Harriet Bettina Frances Pellew was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew and Harriet Webster.¹ She married Horatio William Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, son of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford and Mary Fawkener, on 11 November 1841.² She died on 9 November 1886.
     Her married name became Walpole. As a result of her marriage, Harriet Bettina Frances Pellew was styled as Countess of Orford on 29 December 1858.

     Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew was born on 13 December 1789. He was the son of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth and Susannah Frowde. He married, firstly, Harriet Webster, daughter of Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Vassell, on 5 June 1816. He married, secondly, Cecile Drummond, daughter of Edward Drummond, Vicomte de Melfort and Mary Sabina Naysmith, on 22 February 1851.¹ He and Cecile Drummond were divorced.¹ He died on 28 July 1861 at age 71.
     Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.).²

     Harriet Webster was born before 1801. She was the daughter of Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Vassell. She married Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, son of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth and Susannah Frowde, on 5 June 1816. She died on 7 August 1849.
     Her married name became Pellew.